What Delta Analytics does

Delta Analytics is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in San Francisco, California, that provides pro bono data analytics and machine learning services to nonprofit organizations, benefit corporations, and governmental entities. The organization describes itself as a community of more than 90 data scientists, economists, analysts, and software engineers who volunteer their professional skills for social impact. Its service portfolio is organized around three core programs: the Data Service Grant (4-6 month pro bono consulting engagements for 5-10 selected nonprofits annually), the Data Fellowship (a 6-month volunteer program pairing data professionals with nonprofit grant recipients), and the Teaching Program (machine learning education delivered globally through partner institutions).

The technology stack underlying Delta Analytics' services is built on standard data and analytics tooling — R, Excel, Tableau, Stata, SAS, and various open-source tools — used to deliver service modules including Data Management, Statistical Analysis, Marketing Metrics, Data Visualization and Dashboarding, and Operation AI. The Operation AI module, launched as part of the service catalog, develops custom LLM pipelines for nonprofit clients to support either customer-facing AI applications or internal knowledge bases built from organizational data. There are no proprietary models, patents, or standalone products; the organization operates as a services intermediary between skilled volunteers and nonprofit clients.

The business model is donation-funded rather than revenue-generating. All analytics services are provided at no cost to qualifying organizations, and Delta Analytics accepts donations via PayPal to support operations. The company has 1-10 paid employees per firmographic data, no disclosed funding rounds, no institutional investors, no parent company, and no equity structure. Go-to-market is community-led: fellows are recruited through an annual application process, nonprofits apply through a separate Data Service Grant application, and engagement is sustained through monthly hackathons and digital channels including the organization website and blog. Since 2022 the fellowship program has operated on a remote nationwide basis, expanding the volunteer talent pool beyond the original San Francisco Bay Area footprint.

Name

Delta Analytics

Legal name

Delta Analytics

Website

http://www.deltanalytics.org/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Delta Analytics is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides pro bono data analytics and machine learning services, including LLM pipelines, to nonprofit organizations through a community of 90+ volunteer data professionals based in San Francisco.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Data Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Engineering, Integration & ETL/ELT Services (BPAEAHAB)

Keywords

• Nonprofit data consulting
• Pro bono analytics
• Data visualization services
• Machine learning education
• Social impact data services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Delta Analytics is a nonprofit organization that relies on donations to fund operations. Their analytics services are 100% free for non-profits and social impact organizations. Donations are accepted via PayPal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Delta Analytics is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that pairs volunteer data scientists, engineers, and analysts with selected nonprofit organizations for 4–6 month pro bono engagements. Services span data management, statistical analysis, marketing and donor analytics, data visualization and dashboarding, and AI/LLM pipeline implementation, delivered through three programs: the Data Service Grant, the Data Fellowship, and the Teaching Program.

Product overview

Delta Analytics is a nonprofit data consulting organization offering a unified portfolio of pro bono services centered around three core programs: the Data Service Grant, Data Fellowship, and Teaching Program. The Data Service Grant provides nonprofit partners with access to service modules including Data Management, Data Analysis, Marketing Metrics, Data Visualization & Dashboarding, and Operation AI. The Data Fellowship is a 6-month volunteer program pairing data professionals with nonprofits, while the Teaching Program delivers accessible machine learning education globally. All analytics services are provided free of charge to nonprofits, delivered by world-class skilled fellows who donate their time.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Data Service Grant Pro bono data consulting program through which Delta Analytics selects 5–10 nonprofit grant recipients each year and provides 4–6 months of free services including data management, statistical analysis, marketing metrics, data visualization, dashboarding, and AI/LLM implementation, delivered by volunteer fellows.
• Data Fellowship 6-month volunteer program in which data professionals are paired with nonprofit grant recipients to work in small teams and answer nonprofit-defined questions using data for social impact; approximately 20 fellows and 4 project leads are selected per cohort.
• Teaching Program An accessible introduction to machine learning curriculum delivered by Teaching Fellows in partnership with schools, incubators, and research institutions (including Moringa School in Kenya, DeepAfricAI, and Moroccan Spacenauts in Morocco) to make machine learning education globally accessible for social good.

Quantifiable outcome

• Worked with 13 organizations in 2021 and 6 in 2022
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Global Teaching Fellows - Cohort OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Global Teaching Fellows program supported community leaders worldwide in 2020-2021, with partnerships formed with local organizations in various countries to deliver machine learning education.
• DeepAfricAIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Partnered with DeepAfricAI in 2018 along with Moroccan Spacenauts to teach the machine learning course in Agadir, Morocco, and facilitate workshops and talks across Morocco.
• Moroccan SpacenautscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Partnered with Moroccan Spacenauts in 2018 along with DeepAfricAI to teach the machine learning course in Agadir, Morocco, and facilitate workshops across Morocco.
• US Embassy RabatminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018US Embassy Rabat provided support for Delta Analytics Teaching Fellows program in Morocco in 2018, enabling partnerships with local organizations for machine learning education.
• Moringa SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Delta Teaching Fellows partnered with Moringa School in Nairobi, Kenya in 2017 to work with students from across Africa excited about using data to help their communities. Classes were taught in-person with office hours for the community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• DrivenData: DrivenData hosts data science competitions and consulting engagements aimed at social-impact problems, comparable to Delta Analytics in targeting nonprofit and humanitarian use cases with volunteer-driven technical execution.
• DataKind: DataKind is a nonprofit that connects data scientists with social-impact organizations through volunteer chapters and pro bono data science projects — the closest structural analog to Delta Analytics' Data Fellowship / Data Service Grant model.
• Data Science for Social Good (University of Chicago): DSSG runs a summer fellowship pairing data scientists with nonprofit and government partners for multi-month projects — directly analogous to Delta Analytics' cohort-based, pro-bono consulting model for social-impact organizations.
• Bayes Impact: Bayes Impact is a nonprofit that builds data science products and runs fellowships for social-good applications, comparable to Delta Analytics in its use of volunteer technical talent to deliver analytics outcomes for mission-driven organizations.

Broad incumbents

• Tableau Foundation: Tableau Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Tableau focused on data visualization for social impact, comparable to Delta Analytics in promoting data-driven decision-making at nonprofits but operating at a much larger scale with corporate backing.

Emerging players

• Benetech: Benetech is a nonprofit that builds technology and data tools for social good (accessibility, human rights, environment) — adjacent to Delta Analytics in mission and use of technology talent, but with more focus on building reusable software products than pro-bono consulting.
• NetHope: NetHope is a nonprofit consortium that helps humanitarian and development NGOs with technology and data capabilities — comparable to Delta Analytics in serving nonprofit clients with data/analytics needs, though NetHope operates more as a membership consortium.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/deltanalytics
• Facebookfacebook.com/deltanalytics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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